It Has Been Detected That There May Be Magma Under The Surface Of Mars

The more we learn about Mars, the stronger the theory that the red planet was once a habitable place and became what it is after a catastrophe. Because until today, many studies have been carried out that the planet may have been quite similar to our world in the past.

Another important news about Mars was the ‘active volcanic structure’ claims, which were strengthened by the data obtained recently. A new study has strengthened these claims, showing that there may be magma beneath the surface of Mars. Moreover, this magma is not dried out, it is active and bubbling. Let’s take a look at the details.

Mars earthquakes reveal possibility of volcanic magma

(Topographic map of the Kerberos Pit on Mars – red areas high, blue areas deep.)

In the light of data obtained from NASA’s InSight exploration vehicle, scientists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) examined earthquakes on Mars. Examining the earthquakes showed that most of the widely distributed surface faults found on Mars were not seismically active and that seismicity was mostly due to a single tectonic structure.

Named Cerberus Fossae, this structure is actually a series of semi-parallel fissures formed by crust-breaking faults in the Cerberus region on the red planet. Examining the low-frequency seismic activity data in the region, the team states that there may be a possible hot, fluid magma and active volcanic activity at a depth of 30-50 km.

In addition, according to the information from the images and data around the same region, this region may be the region where the last active volcanic eruption on Mars. The research team states that the dark-colored dust found in the region is a remnant of volcanic activity and that these remains can be dated to about 50,000 years ago.

The most striking result of the research was the following statement from the team members: “It is possible that what we are seeing is the last remnant of this once active volcanic region, or that the magma is currently moving east towards the next eruption location.” So maybe in the future Mars. We might see a big volcanic eruption in the ground, who knows…